We’ve all been disconnected: dropped calls, voices cutting out, stalled texts. It can happen often in central Vermont, where the hilly rural landscape doesn’t lend itself to consistent cell reception.

Patrick Schlott often finds himself in a cellular dead zone during his drive to work. "You go down the road, you turn the corner and you're behind a mountain and you'll lose cell coverage pretty fast, ...

Back in ancient technological times, pay phones were widespread across the country, a popular method for getting in touch with people while away from home. But it seems that pay phones have become so ...